Injury patterns of patients presenting to a non-governmental hospital in Western Uganda
Introduction: Injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally and disproportionately affects low-income countries. While most injury data comes from tertiary care centers in urban settings, the purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and severity of injury in rural Ug...
Main Authors: | Heather A. Brown, Joshua Skaggs, Caroline Brady, Vincent Tumusiime, Austin S. White |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300124 |
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